April 11, 1890 — Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, dies
Joseph Merrick (often incorrectly called John) was one of the most notoriously deformed human beings ever to live. Among other...
June 9, 2020
Art & Culture
March 11, 1895 — Shemp Howard of the Thee Stooges is born
Born Samuel Horwitz, Shemp Howard and his brother, Moe Howard, were two of the original Three Stooges, one of the...
April 4, 2020
June 2, 1896 — Gugliemo Marconi applies to patent the radio
Although there has been considerable controversy over the years regarding who actually invented radio – controversy not helped by Marconi...
March 9, 2020
April 3, 1897 — Johannes Brahms dies
A composer of the Romantic school, Johannes Brahms in his 64 years associated with many of the other greats of...
March 4, 2020
June 24, 1900 — Picasso has his first public exhibition
Pablo Picasso’s first public exhibition of his works was held in Barcelona, four months short of his nineteenth birthday. Much...
February 22, 2020
March 9, 1902 — Gustav Mahler and Alma Schindler are married
Mahler and Schindler first met in November of 1901. Their marriage was considered a bad idea by most of their...
February 12, 2020
October 4, 1902 — Larry Fine born
Louis Feinberg, a kid from Philadelphia, got his start in vaudeville as a violin player. But his comedic talents soon...
February 10, 2020
October 22, 1903 — Curly Howard born
Jerome Lester Horwitz, better known to the world as Curly Howard, was born in Brooklyn, New York. His older brothers,...
February 8, 2020
March 1, 1904 — Glenn Miller born
Born in Clarinda, Iowa, Glenn Miller grew up wanting to be a musician. When he was 11, he finally saved...
February 7, 2020
April 8, 1904 – Aleister Crowley begins writing “Liber Al vel Legis”
Crowley began writing the Liber Al vel Legis – literally, “The Book of the Law” in 1904 and wrote one...
February 2, 2020
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